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CVE-2022-29464

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-04-25 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2022-04-18
  • WeaknessCWE-22

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Description

Certain WSO2 products allow unrestricted file upload with resultant remote code execution. The attacker must use a /fileupload endpoint with a Content-Disposition directory traversal sequence to reach a directory under the web root, such as a ../../../../repository/deployment/server/webapps directory. This affects WSO2 API Manager 2.2.0 up to 4.0.0, WSO2 Identity Server 5.2.0 up to 5.11.0, WSO2 Identity Server Analytics 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.5.0 and 5.6.0, WSO2 Identity Server as Key Manager 5.3.0 up to 5.11.0, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator 6.2.0 up to 6.6.0, WSO2 Open Banking AM 1.4.0 up to 2.0.0 and WSO2 Open Banking KM 1.4.0, up to 2.0.0.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-04-1822:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-04-25Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-04-25Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-04-25Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-01-2920:50SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 15:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-29464?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2022-29464?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Wso2 identity server analytics
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.4= 5.4.0no fix published
5.4= 5.4.1no fix published
5.5= 5.5.0no fix published
5.6= 5.6.0no fix published
Wso2 api manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.0≥ 2.2.0, ≤ 4.0.0no fix published
Wso2 enterprise integrator
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.x≥ 6.2.0, ≤ 6.6.0no fix published

5 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-05-16

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
20 repositories, unverifiedhakivvi/CVE-2022-29464tufanturhan/wso2-rce-cve-2022-29464mr-r3bot/WSO2-CVE-2022-29464Lidong-io/cve-2022-29464hev0x/CVE-2022-29464
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
1 moduleexploit/multi/http/wso2_file_upload_rcerank: excellentModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-04-25
Patch Due Date
2022-05-16
Ransomware Use
Known
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-04-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-mfgw-52pj-hrhg

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29464?

Certain WSO2 products allow unrestricted file upload with resultant remote code execution. The attacker must use a /fileupload endpoint with a Content-Disposition directory traversal sequence to reach a directory under the web root, such as a ../../../../repository/deployment/server/webapps directory. This affects WSO2 API Manager 2.2.0 up to 4.0.0, WSO2 Identity Server 5.2.0 up to 5.11.0, WSO2 Identity Server Analytics 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.5.0 and 5.6.0, WSO2 Identity Server as Key Manager 5.3.0 up to 5.11.0, WSO2 Enterprise Integrator 6.2.0 up to 6.6.0, WSO2 Open Banking AM 1.4.0 up to 2.0.0 and WSO2 Open Banking KM 1.4.0, up to 2.0.0.

Is CVE-2022-29464 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-29464 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-05-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-29464?

CVE-2022-29464 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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